Three New Canaan High School Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent To Play Sports in College

Jack Kircher is going to play football at Lehigh University. He attended National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at New Canaan High School on Feb. 1, 2017 with his mom Jamie Kircher and sister Danielle Meaney: “Besides the campus, I just loved the people there. That was the biggest factor for me. Everybody there was extremely nice to me. They treated me in a perfect way, I felt. Also, the academic program is second to none. It’s the Patriot League and college football, D-1. So those were the big factors.” Photo credit: Terry Dinan

Madison Starr is going to play soccer at Wagner College. She attended National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at New Canaan High School on Feb. 1, 2017 with her mom Diane Starr and friend Sophia Berg: “I went to the campus and I felt right at home. I did an overnight and the girls were just very welcoming. I liked the whole team and the atmosphere.” Photo credit: Terry Dinan

Will Conley is going to play football at Fordham University. He attended National Letter of Intent Signing Day ceremony at New Canaan High School on Feb. 1, 2017 with his parents, Doreen and Bill Conley, and brother Jack Conley: “The reason I committed there was I stepped on campus and it just felt right. I loved the entire coaching staff. My entire recruiting class. All the upperclassmen. Everyone was just so nice, kind and accepting. I’m really looking forward to it.” Photo credit: Terry Dinan

NCHS seniors Jack Kircher (Lehigh), Madison Starr (Wagner) and Will Conley (Fordham) sign Letters of Intent to play sports in college, during a signing ceremony at the high school on Feb. 1, 2017. Credit: Terry Dinan

Three New Canaan High School student athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to play at the collegiate level during National Signing Day on Wednesday.

Madison Starr (#12). Credit: Amy Murphy Carroll

Madison Starr signed to play soccer at Wagner College. Starr was one of New Canaan’s four captains as a senior, leading the offense as the Rams’ striker and making the All-FCIAC First Team in 2016. Starr was an integral part of New Canaan’s magical run to the 2015 Class LL State semifinals.

Will Conley (#76). Credit: Terry Dinan

Will Conley will take his considerable football talents to Fordham University. The 6’7″, 265-lb. tackle was the anchor of an offensive line that helped protect freshman quarterback Drew Pyne and opened up holes for Ryan O’Connell and Graham Braden, as the Rams racked up 5,131 yards of offense and averaged more than 36 points per game.

Jack Kircher singed to play football at Lehigh University. The 6’3″, 263-lb. defensive end was arguably New Canaan’s top defensive player during New Canaan’s 2016 Class L title run. Kircher had 43 tackles, five sacks and forced two fumbles for a Rams defense that held opponents to just 14.3 points per game, all this despite seeing most of the opposing offenses run plays away from his side of the line.